Get Out page The spread of electronic latches are getting attention of late, as a result of issues with flush Tesla Model Y door handles. We’ve used this to tout our Get Out page and (hopefully) rattle some cages about the dangers of electronic latches the page addresses. And we now have two more entries …
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So the Kia Access app was but a free trial…
Kia Access The Kia Niro is plugged in for its ~weekly charge, which is an excuse to open the Kia Access app, at which point I come face to face with what is lost since the initial free trial ended. And I now know what it will cost to get some functionality back. Looking at …
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@NHTSA looking into Tesla door handles — now look into ALL electronic latches!!!
Electronic latches Just a week or so after finding that China is rumored to be considering a ban on electronic latches (door handles), particularly those that conceal themselves (flush handles), comes news from Reuters that the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) is investigating possible door handle issues in over 170,000 Tesla Model Ys. And …
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Polestar back-up open page now stands alone
Polestar back-up open We’ve created a new page so as to separate Volvo and Polestar. A Polestar back-up open page now stands alone. Back-up open and start procedures are made necessary to account for the batteries in key fobs dying, as they commonly do. This change, and the recent separation of the two brands back …
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Open a Polestar with a Dead Key Fob
How to Open a Polestar with a Dead Key Fob This page holds all of the emergency open or back-up open procedures needed for Polestar vehicles if the battery in the key fob dies or if there are electrical signals interfering with the fob. First, if you are already inside, click here for help getting …
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Volvo, Polestar now have their own back-up start pages
Back-up start pages After updating the Volvo back-up start processes, it became obvious that Polestar, which shared the page, and Volvo needed their own separate back-up start pages. We added two new back-up processes to Volvo. The new processes belong to the EX30 and EX90 electric vehicles. These vehicles use rechargeable key tags rather than …
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Lucid gets the Get Out page nod too
Get Out Just yesterday we updated our Get Out page with entries from Volvo and Polestar. Which prompted a very first look into what Lucid was up to with their locks and latches. Sure enough, they followed the trend essentially begun by Tesla with electronic locks and latches and flush handles that essentially require a …
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